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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | high and dry adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (person: abandoned) (人) | 被抛弃的，无依无靠的，孤立无援的，孤独无助的
| | | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | leave [sth] high and dry v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | often passive (ship: ground, beach) (船) | 让…搁浅
| | | The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out. |
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